A bill for an act relating to the operating privileges of drivers of authorized emergency vehicles and police officers riding police bicycles.

This bill (HSB 686) expands traffic law exemptions for drivers of authorized emergency vehicles and police officers riding bicycles during official duties in Iowa. It specifically allows these drivers to proceed through red lights after slowing to a safe speed and exceed speed limits, provided they do not recklessly endanger people or property. The changes apply to all authorized emergency vehicles - including privately owned vehicles like towing trucks - and explicitly include police officers on bicycles. These exemptions require the use of audible or visual signals unless officers are pursuing speed violators, transporting patients with urgent medical needs, or in other specific safety-related scenarios. The bill clarifies existing rules without creating new penalties, maintaining the current $135 fine for violations of these provisions.